I own almost 100 hotels in North America. Some of them are only in management, but some of them we have some small stakes in them.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALI own almost 100 hotels in North America. Some of them are only in management, but some of them we have some small stakes in them.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALSaudi Arabia has stability. The social contract and the political contract between the king and the rulers and the royal family and the ruled people in Saudi Arabia is very strong and the bondage is so solid.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALYou cannot play with fire.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALBut more important since 1967 when the war was, ended in the defeat of some Arab countries.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALI’m telling you, you can’t compare Saudi Arabia to other countries.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALMy wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALThe potential for Twitter is spectacular and great.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALI would love to be a corporate leader.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALThe lesson is that, No. 1, this management has to be at the highest class possible. No. 2, they have to have a succession plan.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALI’m not panicking, and I’m not scared, I’ve been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALThe legacy of Steve Jobs and the strength of Steve Jobs is that he established a company that’s clearly firing on all cylinders and clicking very well.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALEthics to me is very important.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALNowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALYou know, Saudi Arabia has a lot of poverty also. Regardless about what you hear about the viceroy and people being rich, et cetera.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALMost governments are pragmatic, most people are logical.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALSo, if you look at what’s common among some of the companies I have, including the Four Seasons, NewsCorp, George V, the Plaza, these are all irreplaceable brands in their own fields.
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